(1819–93), US army officer. A Union general in the Civil War, he was credited in 1908 with creating the modern game of baseball, although this claim has been discounted.
Definition of Doubleday, Abner in US English:
Doubleday, Abner
proper nounˈdəbəlˌdā
(1819–93), US army officer. A Union general in the Civil War, he was credited in 1908 with creating the modern game of baseball, although this claim has been discounted.